Tell Us Who You Are: Writing Your Own Introduction

COMICS rely on an EMCEE to introduce them to the stage.

What will the EMCEE say?

Will they even pronounce your name right?

Chances are he will tell some of his own JOKES.  This is okay.  But you are missing an opportunity to help establish your CHARACTER and THEME before the AUDIENCE even sees you.

Consider this:  Your THEME for the night is about being a Professional Bus Driver much like COMIC Manuela Webster.

Wouldn't it be great if your EMCEE had a JOKE about driving, or riding the bus, etc...

That would be Professional.

But how would an EMCEE know what your THEME is, let alone have a JOKE at the ready after just learning it?

SIMPLE: Write it for him!

Using a 3x5 index card, write a brief JOKE as an Introduction for yourself that the EMCEE can use.  This should be something that sets the stage for your arrival.
  
There are 3 tips for writing your own Introduction:

1. Keep it short and sweet.  Lengthy JOKES are hard to remember.
2. Keep it about your specific THEME or CHARACTER.  Avoid writing "And now the funniest person on the planet..." or something similarly vague.  This will beg the EMCEE to make fun of it!
3. Write your name phonetically.  For Manuela, write Man-You-Ella.   

Don't demand the EMCEE use your Introduction.  Just offer it up.  A good EMCEE won't devulge to the AUDIENCE that you wrote it. 

You seldom think about your own Introduction.

But this is the first impression of you.

Might as well make it a good one!